When an electron moves from A to B along an electric field line in the figure, the electric field does 3.05 x 10-19 J of work on it. What are the electric potential differences (a)VB - VA, (b)VC-VA, and (c)Vc - VB?

When an electron moves from A to B along an electric field line in the figure, the electric field does 3.05 x 10-19 J of work on it. What are the electric potential differences (a)VB - VA, (b)VC-VA, and (c)Vc - VB?

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When an electron moves from A to B along an electric field line in the figure, the electric field does 3.05 x 10-19 J of work on it. What
are the electric potential differences (a)VB - VA, (b)VC-VA, and (c)Vc - VB?
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